Scanmax II Distance Deactivators Setup/Service Guide
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Setup and Service Guide ™ ScanMax II Distance Contents Deactivators About this Guide.................................................. 1 How the Deactivator Works................................. 2 Company Confidential. Electrical Interference.......................................... 3 Deactivator Details .............................................. 4 For Internal Use Only! Power Pack Setup............................................... 6 Flash Download Procedure ............................... 11 Troubleshooting................................................. 12 Overview of Operation....................................... 15 Detailed Theory ................................................. 18 Signal Definitions............................................... 31 Specifications .................................................... 35 Declarations ...................................................... 35 Ordering Parts ................................................... 36 Parts List ........................................................... 36 Drawings ........................................................... 38 About this Guide This guide explains how to set up, service, and troubleshoot the ScanMax™ II distance deactivator. Other related documents are: • ScanMax Planning Guide, 8000-2599-01 • ScanMax II Power Pack Installation Guide, 8000-2804-01. If you need assistance... ScanMax, PowerPad,CompactPad, and SlimPad, are Call Sensormatic Customer Support at: trademarks, and Sensormatic and the Sensormatic logo are 1-800-543-9740 registered trademarks of Sensormatic Electronics Corporation. Other product names (if any) mentioned herein may be trademarks or registered trademarks of other companies. No part of this guide may be reproduced in any form without written permission from Sensormatic Electronics Corporation. © Copyright 2001. All rights reserved. MDR 3/01 8000-2804-02, Rev. A (38 pages) DEACTIVATION PRODUCTS 1 Deactivation Process How the Deactivator Works 1. Waiting for active security labels, the antenna The ScanMax deactivator consists of a ScanMax II emits a 58kHz detection field above its surface. power pack and an antenna (cover picture). The antenna reliably deactivates Sensormatic UltraStrip 2. An active label moving along the checkout path II and Ultrastrip III security labels when: enters the field and issues a response. • UltraStrip II and III security labels are properly 3. Circuitry within the power pack picks up the applied to items. label response, which it then analyzes. • Labeled items are moved properly across the 4. If the signal is from a security label, the antenna antenna. emits the deactivate field indicated by a notice- IMPORTANT! able sound. The field deactivates the Ultra•Max label by demagnetizing bias material contained For up to 100% deactivation in all label orienta- within the label. Labels outside the field are not tions, the label must be scanned across the deactivated. antenna top surface within: • 12.7cm (5") — PowerPad Note: Deactivator antennas contain LEDs that • indicate when detection and deactivation occur. 10cm (4") — SlimPad Only the PowerPad antenna has status LEDs • 10cm (4") — CompactPad that indicate when the antenna is in safe magnetic media mode or an error occurred. • 12.7cm (5") — Low Profile Antennas that do not contain status LEDs An appliqué or design on the antenna shows the require the use of a remote alarm module. preferred zone for deactivation. Note: If an error occurs, see “Troubleshooting” Note: How the deactivator is installed, its on page 12. application, and other environmental factors may affect performance. 2 SETUP AND SERVICE GUIDE SCANMAX II DISTANCE DEACTIVATOR 8000-2804-02, Rev. A If ScanMax antenna location is less than the Electrical Interference recommended distance: Use the following table if the distance between the ScanMax antenna and Recommended distance: Use the following table POS equipment is less than the recommended for the recommended distance between ScanMax distance. It is recommended that testing be deactivators and POS equipment. performed to verify that no interference exists. Recommended Distance Note: Distances less than the minimum distances POS Equipment (equal or greater) are not recommended. Bar Code Scanners; LCD, LED, and Gas Plasma Displays 0 POS Equipment Distance (between) Flexible Disks with Bar Code Scanners; LCD, Magnetic Media 10cm (4") LED, and Gas Plasma Displays 0 Magnetic Signature Pads, Contact Sensormatic and Phones Technical Support. Vacuum Fluorescent Typically 0, but verify Displays deactivator performance. Shielded Data Cables 20cm (8") Flexible Disks with Computer Hard Drives, Magnetic Media 8–10cm (3–4") Shielded CRTs, and 31cm (12”) Vacuum Fluorescent Magnetic Signature Pads, Contact Sensormatic and Phones Technical Support. Unshielded Data Cables 50cm (20") Shielded Data Cables 15–20cm (6–8") PIN Pads and Magnetic PowerPad: 73cm (29") Stripe/Check Readers SlimPad: 62cm (25") Computer Hard Drives, CompactPad: 73cm (29") Shielded CRTs, and 3–31cm (7–12”) Vacuum Fluorescent Unshielded CRTs in Adjacent Aisles 88cm (35") Unshielded Data Cables 25–50cm (10–20") PIN Pads and Magnetic PowerPad: 65–73cm (26–29") Stripe/Check Readers SlimPad: 52–62cm (20–250") CompactPad: 38–73cm (15–29") Unshielded CRTs in Adjacent Aisles 50–88cm (20–35") SCANMAX II DISTANCE DEACTIVATOR SETUP AND SERVICE GUIDE 3 8000-2804-02, Rev. A Inside the pack (Figure 2) are the following Deactivator Details components: k. Tx tuning capacitors. Provide impedance Power Pack matching for the transmitter circuit and isolates the transmitter during deactivation. The power pack is shown in Figure 1. Outside the pack are the following components: l. Resonating capacitor. Provides power to drive the antenna coils. a. Power On/Off switch. m. Main board. Used to control system operation, b. AC input. Automatically adjusts for any input to transmit the detect field, to analyze the tag voltage from 100 to 250Vac and for 50/60Hz. response, and to trigger and verify deactivation. c. Interconnect cable receptacle (ANTENNA 1). Also used to control and deliver a high current pulse to the antenna coils. d. Indicator board receptacle (REMOTE 1). e. Power on indicator. Figure 2. Internal pack components f. RS-232 software configurator port. g. Scan Link I/O port. h. DIP switches for ac line phase and other k adjustments. i. RS485 port (optional). Figure 1. External pack components l a b m i g h e f c d 4 SETUP AND SERVICE GUIDE SCANMAX II DISTANCE DEACTIVATOR 8000-2804-02, Rev. A Remote Alarm Module Deactivator Cables The remote alarm module (Figure 3) plugs into Deactivator cables are shown in Figure 4. REMOTE 1 on the power pack. It contains the All ScanMax antennas have a 2.95m (9.7') following: hardwired interconnect cable that connects to n. Deactivation inhibit keyswitch. The key is turned the ANTENNA 1 receptacle on the power pack. 90° to inhibit deactivation If a PowerPad antenna with indicator board is used, then a 2.95m (9.7') indicator cable is also o. LEDs. Red and green LEDs indicate routine used. This cable has an RJ11 Telco-type con- operation, special modes, and system faults. nector at both ends. One end of the cable See “Troubleshooting” section on page 12. connects to the indicator board; the other end p. Beeper. Provides audio indication of detection connects to the REMOTE 1 receptacle on the power pack. q. High/Low volume control slide switch Figure 4. Deactivator cables r. Phone jack that receives a 2.1m (7') modular cable from REMOTE 1 on the power pack s. Two keyhole slots (not shown) on the back to attach the module to a suitable mounting surface. Two screws secure the unit. Note: You may need the remote alarm to diagnose certain problems with the deactivator. Figure 3. Remote alarm module 2.95m (9.7') Interconnect o Cable n Indicator Board s Indicator Cable q p r SCANMAX II DISTANCE DEACTIVATOR SETUP AND SERVICE GUIDE 5 8000-2804-02, Rev. A Connecting Cables Power Pack Setup WARNING—RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK! Keep the power cord and interconnect cable away DIP Switch Settings from cash drawers and other items whose opera- tion may pinch or otherwise damage them. Failure Note: DIP switch settings are not use if using to do so can damage equipment or injure people firmware 5.5.0 and configurator 2.0 or above. nearby. The power pack is shipped with the DIP switch set Connect as follows: to the following default settings: • Phase A (switches 1 and 2 up) 1. Interconnect cable to ANTENNA 1 on pack. • 0° phase shift (switch 3 down) 2. Plug in the indicator board cable (PowerPad These settings should work for most store antenna only). environments. However, if you know that nearby 3. Plug in the remote alarm cable (optional) into store equipment is set to a particular line phase (A, REMOTE 1 on pack. B, or C), then set switches 1 and 2 as follows: PowerPad antenna only: If both the indicator 1 2 board and the remote alarm are used, plug splitter supplied into REMOTE 1 on pack, then Phase A Up Up plug indicator board and remote alarm module Phase B Up Down cables into splitter. Phase C Down Up Note: When both indicator board and remote 75/90 Hz Down Down alarm module are plugged into REMOTE 1, LED brightness on indicator board is reduced. Indicator Board Jumper Settings 4. Plug power cord into pack and its other end into (PowerPad Antenna Only) a dedicated ac outlet. If an indicator board is plugged into the PowerPad antenna, then ensure the board’s JW1 jumper is Turning On Power installed. Flip the power switch on and wait 10 seconds